Is the universe revolving around something?
2007-04-26 13:30:54 · 9 answers · asked by deeptruth246 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The problem with thinking of terms of the universe revolving is that it would have to move relative to something. The universe is everything by definition - space, time, matter, dark matter, energy, dark energy - absolutely everything. If you think of a merry-go-round, it can spin relative to the ground, but if you were on it and nothing, absolutely nothing existed (don't think of it floating in the emptiness of space - space doesn't exist - only the physical entity of the merry-go-round) - if nothing else existed, it would be impossible to tell if it was rotating or not.
Mathematically, I believe it can be shown that the universe possesses characteristics of rotation - but that does not hold the same meaning as you're thinking of in the everyday world.
2007-04-26 14:05:01 · answer #1 · answered by ZenPenguin 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The moon revolves around the Earth, the Earth and the rest of the Solar System revolves around our Sun, the Sun and the rest of the Milky Way Galaxy revolve around our own Galactic Center, and most likely all the galaxies are revolving around the Universe's center - but that last one is pure speculation on my part. (The Universe's center would be the former location of the Big Bang.)
2007-04-26 13:37:12 · answer #2 · answered by TitoBob 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our telescopes can only see so far,just as our solar system revolves around the galaxy and the galaxy revolves around a galaxy cluster.who is to say every cluster does not revolve around a universe,who in turn revolve around other universes
2007-04-26 13:54:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If we settle for the universe being the visible universe, meaning ending for all practical purposes at points where the stars and other galaxies are receding from us at the speed of light, then it turns out that WE are the center of the universe after all.
If you don't settle for that, then we can trace the Big Bang backward in time to the region where it originally occurred, and there we would probably find a massive black hole.
2007-04-26 13:38:49 · answer #4 · answered by Lorenzo Steed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By definition, the universe is everything that is, that can be observed and have an influence and be influenced by the things we can observe. If the universe was to revolve around something, that something is outside of our universe, and thus cannot be experienced. So your question cannot be answered.
2007-04-26 14:36:26 · answer #5 · answered by Vincent G 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Our galaxy, the "Milky Way", revolves around a central 'Quasar' or , more likely, a super-massive black hole. We go around the galaxy every two hundred million years or so. The universe as a whole does not rotate, so far as we can tell.
2007-04-26 13:35:13 · answer #6 · answered by eggman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
everything in the void goes in ctcles, and everything i have seen revolves around something else. the word above is cycles. check spelling is too dumb to see it. back to the cycles. this is MY opinion, and being a man, i am never wrong. one question, where did all that stuff come from to bang? cunsider the void, being endless and timeless, at one moment in time endless eons ago. it must have been completely empty of anything. point to ponder.
2007-04-26 13:54:18 · answer #7 · answered by oldtimer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont know for sure. but if it does it must be the remnants of the big bang
2007-04-26 13:34:33 · answer #8 · answered by the pie guy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Totally and absolutely unknown. Period!
2007-04-26 14:12:26 · answer #9 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋